from the gaff. But, head to wind, the other sails
did not catch, and a mizzen-trysail hurriedly set kept the ship
bows on.
It was then that Hornblower, looking forward, saw the Indefatigable
again. She was tearing down towards them with all sail set; as
the Pique lifted he could see the white bow wave foaming under
her bowsprit. There was no question about surrender, for under
the menace of that row of guns no ship of the Pique's force, even
if uninjured, could resist. A cable's length to windward the Indefatigable
rounded-to, and she was hoisting out her boats before even she
was fully round. Pellew had seen the smoke, and had deduced the
reason for the Pique's heaving to, and had made his preparations
as he came up. Longboat and launch had each a pump in their bows
where sometimes they carried a carronade; they dropped down to
the stern of the Pique to cast their jets of water up into the
flaming stern without more ado. Two gigs full of men ran straight
aft to join in the battle with the flames, but Bolton, the third
lieutenant, lingered for a moment as he caught Hornblower's eye.
`Good God, it's you!' he exclaimed. `What are you doing here ?'
Yet he did not stay for an answer. He picked out Neuville as the
captain of the Pique, strode aft to receive his surrender, cast
his eyes aloft to see that all was well there, and then took up
the task of combating the fire. The flames were overcome in time,
more because they had consumed everything within reach of them
than for any other reason; the Pique was burnt from the taffrail
forward for some feet of her length right to the water's edge,
so that she presented a strange spectacle when viewed from the
deck of the Indefatigable. Nevertheless, she was in no immediate
danger; given even moderate good fortune and a little hard work
she could be sailed to England to be repaired and sent to sea
again.
But it was not her salvage that was important, but rather the
fact that she was no longer in French hands, would no

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